Intellectual Property: Estate Planning Considerations

Intellectual property (IP) is a critical driver of innovation and economic competitiveness.  In the last several years, new groundbreaking products and services have been made available to the world markets from right here in Silicon Valley and surrounds: drones, back-lit LED plasma TVs, hybrid and self-driving cars (!), streaming video, smart phones, life-saving pharmaceuticals, medical … Continued

Copyright and Royalties: Estate Planning Considerations

We have lost several well-known artists this past year: David Bowie; Alan Rickman; Glenn Fry; Harper Lee; Garry Shandling; Prince; Gene Wilder; George Michael; and most recently Carrie Fisher and her mother Debbie Reynolds.  These names are a few among a long list of sports and political figures, writers, musicians, actors and otherwise well-known celebrities … Continued